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<p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><img alt="" src="https://cil.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Sports-Webinar-Welcome-Slides-page-001-2048x1122.jpg" style="height:411px; width:750px"></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>Date</strong>: Thursday, 7 July 2022</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>Time</strong>: 5:00pm - 6:15pm (SGT)</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>INTRODUCTION</strong></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">In the past decades, the development of professional sports competitions has led to increased scrutiny over how such competitions are run. From the recruitment of young players to proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, a growing international sports law framework is affecting athletes, teams and sporting institutions both on and off the pitch. This hybrid webinar will explore the practical impact of this changing landscape and what to expect over the coming years.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>PROGRAMME</strong></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><em>5:00pm</em></strong><br> Opening remarks by Mr Anthony Cheah Nicolls<br> Welcome remarks by Mr Kent Phillips<br> Introduction of Speakers<br> <strong><em>5:15pm</em></strong> Presentations by Mr Pierre Viguier, Ms Cai Guo and Mr Khushaal Ved<br> <strong><em>6:00pm</em></strong> Q&A session<br> <strong><em>6:15pm</em></strong> Networking session</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>SPEAKERS’ PROFILES</strong> (<em>click on their names to know them</em>)</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Mr </span><u><strong><a href="https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/phillips-kent" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: inherit; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; color: rgb(1, 112, 185) !important;" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000">Kent Phillips</span></a></strong></u><span style="color:#000000">, Partner, Hogan Lovells<br> Mr </span><u><strong><a href="https://www.fortelaw.com/anthony-cheah-nicholls.html" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: inherit; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; color: rgb(1, 112, 185) !important;" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000">Anthony Cheah Nicholls</span></a></strong></u><span style="color:#000000">, Counsel, Forte Law LLC<br> Mr </span><u><strong><a href="https://www.gbsdisputes.com/meet-our-team/meet-pierre-viguier/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: inherit; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; color: rgb(1, 112, 185) !important;" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000">Pierre Viguier</span></a></strong></u><span style="color:#000000">, Senior Associate, Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes<br> Ms </span><u><strong><a href="http://www.jinmao.com.cn/en/lawerdetail.aspx?id=70" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: inherit; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; color: rgb(1, 112, 185) !important;" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000">Cai Guo</span></a></strong></u><span style="color:#000000"><u><strong>,</strong></u> Partner, Jin Mao Law Firm<br> Mr </span><u><strong><a href="https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/ved-khushaal" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: inherit; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s; color: rgb(1, 112, 185) !important;" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000">Khushaal Ved</span></a></strong></u><span style="color:#000000">, Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells</span></span></span></p>
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